WSPC05805

• File Number: 8040.950
• Description: Section D General Studies-General Water Studies
• State: CO
• Date: 2/20/1981
• Author: DOI
• Title: HCRS Rivers Inventory-Final List of Rivers Identified by Mid-Continent Region- Interagency Consultation to Avoid or Mitigate Adverse Effects on Rivers in Nationwide Inventory
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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COLORADO

Section 13d
1. Arikaree River NB/KS State line to Alder Creek
Section 13f
2. Arkansas River Canon City to Salida (continues upstream to Pine Creek in Section 16)
3. Badger Creek -- Arkansas River to source
4. Huerfano River --.Huerfano Cucharas Ditch diversion to CUcharas River
5. Purgatoire River -- Arkansas River to Smith Canyon (continues upstream to Trinchera
Creek in Section 13g)

Section 13g
6. Chacuaco Canyon -- Purgatoire River to Highway 160
7. Purgatoire River -- Smith Canyon to Trinchera Creek (continues downstream to Arkansas
River in Section 13f)
Section 16
8. Arkansas River -- Salida to pine Creek (continues downstream to Canon City in Section 13f)
9. Big Thompson River -- Boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park to Source
10. Cache la Poudre River (including South Fork) -- Eastern boundary of Roosevelt NF to
sources of rnainstem and South Fork)
Colorado River -- State Bridge to Blue River
Conejos River (including North, Middle, and South Forks and El Rito Azul) -- Highway
17 to sources of North, Middle, and South Forks and El Rito Azul (omitting
Platoro Reservoir)
13. Crystal River (including North and South Forks) -- National Forest boundary to sources
of North and South Forks
East River Gunnison River to source
Encampment River (including Main and West Forks) -- North Fork Encampment River to
sources of Main and West Forks
16. North Fork Cache la Poudre -- Dale creek to source
17. North Fork White River -- White River to source
18. Rio Grande River -- NM/CO line to Lobatos Bridge
19. South Fork White River -- White River to source
20. South Platte River -- Cheesman Reservoir to Elevenrnile Canyon Reservoir
21. Taylor River -- Illinois Creek to source
Section'17
224_E1k River (including Middle, North, and South Forks) -- Clark to source, including
Middle, North, and South Forks
Little Snake River to Williams Fork

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23. Yampa River
Section 18
24. Green River
25, Yampa River
Section 21b
26. Green River
Section 21c
27. Colorado River -- Dolores River to Lorna
28. Dolores River -- Colorado River to San Miguel River
29. Dolores River -- Highway 90 to 1.3 miles below McPhee Dam Site
30. Gunnison River -- North Fork Gunnison River to upstream boundary of Black Canyon of
the Gunnison National Monument
River -- Dolores River to source

Yampa River to Flaming Gorge Dam
Green River to Little Snake River

Range Creek to Yampa River

31. West Dolores
Section 21d
32. Animas River -- Animas City to Mineral Creek
33. Los pinos River (including its tributaries of Lake Creek, Flint Creek, Rincon La Osa,
Rincon La Vaca, Snowslide, and Sierra Vandera) -- Northern boundary of
Granite Peak Ranch to sources including tributaries
34. Piedra River (including Middle and East Forks) Mainstern from Highway 160 to sources
of Middle and East Forks
35. San Juan River (including East and West Forks)
and West Forks

Fourmile Creek to sources of East